Although the holidays are just around the corner, we will not let November pass us by without talking about some of its news-breakers. We talked about the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and the reopening of schools, the latest display of aggression by China in the West Philippine Sea, and the gripping drama that was the deadline for substitution for the 2022 national elections. Joining us in this discussion is a political scientist, a Ph.D. candidate from the Australian National University, and lecturer from De La Salle University, Cleve Arguelles.